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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2002
Axel Guenter Albert Fuerst, Gebenstorf, CH;
Kamil Matyscak, Brenden Uehlingen Birkendorf, DE;
Axel Guenter Albert Fuerst, Gebenstorf, CH;
Kamil Matyscak, Brenden Uehlingen Birkendorf, DE;
ALSTOM Technology Ltd., Baden, CH;
Abstract
In a method of monitoring the operation of a plain bearing, a lubricant passage () of a bearing segment, this lubricating passage () being provided for jacking oil for example, is used during hydrodynamic operation of the plain bearing for extracting samples for a temperature measurement. For producing the measuring operation, a switch-over device () clears a flow path from the lubricant passage () into an outflow passage () in such a way that lubricant from the lubricating film () flows through the lubricant passage, the temperarature of this lubricant being determined by a temperature sensor ().